How Many People Are Named Lanier?
An estimated 846 people in the United States have the first name Lanier. It is used for both genders, with 88.2% male. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Lanier peaked in popularity in 1972 with 24 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lanier as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lanier paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
846
About 1 in 405,147 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.2% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1972
24 births
Total Registered
1,200
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lanier
Lanier is predominantly male (88.2%), though 142 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Lanier as a male name
Ranked #8,044 in 2024
10 male births in 2024
Peak: 1952 (19 births)
Lanier as a female name
Ranked #14,421 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1999 (10 births)
Lanier: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lanier span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 130 babies were registered. While Lanier is less common than at its peak in the 1940s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lanier by Decade
How has Lanier tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lanier by State
Lanier + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lanier as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lanier
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lanier: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lanier?
We estimate approximately 846 people named Lanier are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 405,147 Americans share this first name.
Is Lanier a common name?
Lanier is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,200 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lanier most popular?
Lanier reached peak popularity in 1972, when 24 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lanier is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lanier a male name?
Lanier is predominantly male. 88.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lanier Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lanier Smith, Lanier Johnson, Lanier Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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